BREAST CYTOPATHOLOGY

Series Preface
The subspecialty of cytopathology is 60 years old and has
become established as a solid and reliable discipline in medicine.
As expected, cytopathology literature has expanded in
a remarkably short period of time, from a few textbooks prior
to the 1980s to a current library of texts and journals devoted
exclusively to cytomorphology that is substantial. Essentials
in Cytopathology does not presume to replace any of the
distinguished textbooks in cytopathology. Instead, the series
will publish generously illustrated and user-friendly guides
for both pathologists and clinicians.
Building on the amazing success of The Bethesda System
for Reporting Cervical Cytology, now in its second edition,
the series will utilize a similar format, including minimal text,
tabular criteria, and superb illustrations based on real-life
specimens. Essentials in Cytopathology will, at times, deviate
from the classic organization of pathology texts. The logic of
decision trees, elimination of unlikely choices, and narrowing
of differential diagnosis via a pragmatic approach based on
morphologic criteria are some of the strategies used to illustrate
principles and practice in cytopathology.
Most of the authors for Essentials in Cytopathology are
faculty members in The Johns Hopkins University School of
Medicine, Department of Pathology, Division of Cytopathology.
They bring to each volume the legacy of John K. Frost
and the collective experience of a preeminent cytopathology
service. The archives at Hopkins are meticulously catalogued
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